Alexandria is looking into ways to regulate or ban gas-powered leaf blowers due to noise and air pollution concerns.
The city plans to hold two community meetings in March to gather input from residents and business owners.
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It was a picturesque day in Old Town for Alexandria’s 42nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Temperatures were crisp in the 60s, as King Street near City Hall was awash in orange, green and white.
Chocolate lovers in Del Ray are in for some disappointing news. Dolce and Bean, a beloved local chocolate shop, is set to close its doors this spring.
The Del Ray Business Association (DRBA) shared the news on Instagram on Friday, February 28, expressing sadness over the upcoming closure of one of the area’s most popular businesses.
It’s been a busy week in Alexandria, especially with the grand opening of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus today and a brief derailment by a protest against Virginia Tech’s ties to defense contractors like BAE Systems and Boeing.
Just wanted to take a quick aside to note that this has been my last week as editor of ALXnow. I helped launch the site with my friend Sloane back in 2019. This week, Local News Now LLC announced a new partnership with award-winning news publisher, editor and journalist Ryan Belmore — who also writes the Things To Do in Alexandria This Weekend column.
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New residents at 9 East Del Ray Avenue, be aware: if you ever decide to join a Presidential ticket, it could stir up frustrations with neighbors when it leads to the Secret Service and the City of Alexandria closing the neighborhood park next door.
Washingtonian reported that JD Vance’s home at 9 East Del Ray Avenue has been listed for sale.
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After years of planning and construction, Alexandria’s Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard celebrated a grand opening today (Friday).
The Virginia Tech campus broke ground in 2021 and opened to students in January. A three-building campus is planned, with the first building coming online being an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot academic building that visitors toured today as part of the grand opening.
Today, Alexandria’s Market Square is an Old Town landmark, one that could become even better with a new planned overhaul, but that beauty belies a dark past a new grant could help uncover.
Beyond just being the center for one of the country’s oldest farmers’ market held continuously at the same site, Market Square was also deeply connected to the city’s history of slavery. A $75,000 Commonwealth History Fund grant from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) will fund a research project to better explore and explain Market Square’s history.
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A celebration of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus opening today in Potomac Yard was derailed when protests started shortly after Governor Glenn Youngkin arrived.
Protestors stood from the audience and approached the stage singing “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More”.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high temperature of about 54 degrees, with a northwest wind at 10 to 15 mph transitioning to a southwest wind in the afternoon. Be prepared for potential wind gusts reaching up to 25 mph. For Friday night, anticipate increasing clouds and a low temperature of around 44 degrees, accompanied by a south wind blowing at 9 to 13 mph.
Go to Notes: National Park Service predicts peak cherry blossom bloom dates for next month
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Sake Express Japanese Hibachi opened earlier this week in Arlandria.
The new restaurant at 3827 Mount Vernon Avenue opened on Monday and is the latest spot for a local chain with three other locations, including Sake Japanese Steakhouse at 2016 Eisenhower Avenue.
If you’ve ever wanted to see an Aston Martin or Cobra in person, an upcoming Alexandria festival may be your best chance.
According to a release, the Old Town Festival of Speed and Style is scheduled to return to Alexandria on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Old Town and a James Bond-themed soiree the night before.